http://www.bostoncareercounselor.com/blog Career Advice and Occupational Musings Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:09:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Upcoming Events Monday, July 26, 6:30-8:00 pm- Networking & Informational Interviews: Partners in Crime, Part of my networking group: Effortless Networking for Job Seekers. Helpful Articles What are major steps I can take to get promoted sooner? Quantifying achievements on your resume 36 Sources of networking contacts Forward to a friend Know someone who might be interested ... http://www.bostoncareercounselor.com/blog/?p=106 While it's important to set up longer term goals in your job search, sometimes it's even more critical to set up a list of things you can act on right now today! If anyone has ever read Tim Ferriss' 4 Hour Work Week, this is like step one in ... http://www.bostoncareercounselor.com/blog/?p=100 1. Describe briefly what your job is. I am a regional staffing planner. I write associate schedules for several stores, based on company guidelines, promotional calendar and sales trends. 2. What do you like most about it? I like analyzing sales and volume trends. I also like to interact with the ... http://www.bostoncareercounselor.com/blog/?p=94 1. Describe briefly what your job is. Architectural Associate: Design and draft various buildings. 2. What do you like most about it? Designing / problem solving 3. What do you do in a typical day? Either designing and redlining with other architects or Rendering 3D models 4. What made you decide on this career in the ... http://www.bostoncareercounselor.com/blog/?p=92 My disclaimer to the following open letter is that I don't pretend to know the mind of every job seeker. Everyone is different and has different desires, personalities and goals. But this is a sentiment I get a lot this time of year. All I'm trying to ... http://www.bostoncareercounselor.com/blog/?p=87 Whether you wish to improve your current resume or you're starting from scratch, try this 10 minute exercise to get those creative resume juices flowing and your mind on the right track. 10 Minute Resume Exercise Sit down in a comfortable place with a notebook and pen (or laptop). Your goal ... http://www.bostoncareercounselor.com/blog/?p=83 1. Describe briefly what your job is. Investment Data Analyst: I maintain existing data and datafeeds of securities (that’s stocks, bonds, derivatives, etc) information for a medium sized private mutual fund and hedgefund company. That’s the simple answer. 2. What do you like most about it? I like to solve problems ... http://www.bostoncareercounselor.com/blog/?p=80 1. Describe briefly what your job is. I am a Business Intelligence consultant, which primarily includes designing and building data infrastructure (e.g. data Warehouses & Datamarts) and report deployments. 2. What do you like most about it? Flexibility and variety.  Each week is a different deliverable and every other month is a different ... http://www.bostoncareercounselor.com/blog/?p=72 My favorite resume critiquing exercise is to ask a client to read his/her own resume and see what they think.  If, for example, the resume sounds boring and uninspiring to YOU, how could it possibly sound better to a potential employer? Now I know that resumes are never really going to ... http://www.bostoncareercounselor.com/blog/?p=65 As a career counselor, I hope to create a partnership with clients, one in which I guide and empower them to achieve their goals.  It's a working relationship which is designed to encourage self-sufficiency and initiative-taking.  I'm here to guide and support to the best of my abilities, but at ... http://www.bostoncareercounselor.com/blog/?p=58